#E25342#E25342
#E25342 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.181 H 29.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E25342 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 83, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 73%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 71%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 70.8%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.82, 54.64, 39.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.82, 67.41, 35.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.14% 0.1574 0.09) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.14% 0.181 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4444, 22.7536, 7.6787) |
| Luminance | 0.2275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.57
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 4.77
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.18
Coral (survey)
#FC5A50
ΔE00 5.63
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.65
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E25342 #42D1E2
analogous
#E24281 #E25342 #E2A342
triadic
#E25342 #42E253 #5342E2
tetradic
#E25342 #81E242 #42D1E2 #A342E2
square
#E25342 #81E242 #42D1E2 #A342E2
split-complementary
#E25342 #42E2A3 #4281E2
monochromatic
#932417 #C8311F #E25342 #EA8377 #F2B4AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#E25342 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#E25342 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E25342
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E25342 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E25342 | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A703F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F82F50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e25342; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 83, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.181 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f38a77',
500: '#e25342',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e25342; $custom-light: #f38a77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e25342",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 83,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.375,
"s": 73.394,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63138,
"c": 0.18125,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.22749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E25342
secondary
#9FD9E0
accent
#DCF038
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFF0ED
border
#D7CBC8
text
#180C09
muted
#867D7B